The COLLABORATE 08 conference went very well this year with excellent attendance and, as usual, high quality and informative presentations.  The aspect I especially like about COLLABORATE as compared to other conferences is that it is user-driven and almost all the 500+ technical sessions were devoid of any marketing speak or selling of products.

I presented 3 sessions between IOUG and OAUG, which were all well attended with over 150 people per session.  I guess security is really starting to become ingrained at many organizations.  I was somewhat surprised at the number of organizations relatively current with CPU patches based on the informal and highly unscientific "show of hands" surveys.

The PowerPoint presentations from my 3 sessions can be downloaded here -

Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG)

Oracle E-Business Suite Critical Patch Updates: Insight and Understanding

Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG)

Oracle Database Critical Patch Updates: Unwrapped

Real-life Database Security Mistakes

 

For those of you not familiar with COLLABORATE or have not previously attended, the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), and Quest have teamed together to host a user-driven event with exceptional content.  COLLABORATE 08 is next week, Sunday, April 13 through Thursday, April 17 in Denver.  This year there will be over 500 technical sessions covering virtually every Oracle product. 

Integrigy's CTO, Stephen Kost, will be presenting three technical sessions, participating on a panel, and co-presenting in pre/post conference workshops.

Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG)

Oracle Critical Patch Updates: Insight and Understanding
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Securing the Oracle E-Business Suite Best Practices Panel
Moderated by Randy Giefer of Solution Beacon
Monday, April 14, 2008
8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG)

120: Oracle Critical Patch Updates Unwrapped
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

383: Real-life Database Security Mistakes
Thursday, April 17, 2008
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Pre and Post Conference OAUG Workshops

In conjunction with Jeff Hare of ERP Seminars, Stephen Kost is presenting a 1 hour session on Oracle Applications security at the "Oracle E-Business Suite Internal Controls and Security" pre and post conference workshops.  Integrigy is pleased to be collaborating with Jeff Hare on these workshops as he is one of the world's leading experts on Oracle Applications internal controls. 

Internal Controls and Security Best Practices in an Oracle Applications Environment

• Sunday, April 13 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Thursday, April 17 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

This workshop is an additional fee and requires a separate registration.  More information on the workshops is available on the OAUG COLLABORATE Website.

See you in Denver!